Is Google About To Get Into Bitcoin?

When asked about the Moderator page, a Google spokesperson told BuzzFeed the company has no current plans to incorporate the cryptocurrency. “As we continue to work on Google Wallet, we’re grateful for a very wide range of suggestions. While we’re keen to actively engage with Wallet users to help inform and shape the product, there’s no change to our position: we have no current plans regarding Bitcoin,” the spokesperson said via email. There’s been a good bit of speculation as to when Google will incorporate Bitcoin into its platforms. Google Ventures currently funds Ripple, a Bitcoin payment system, in part and some Google engineers, like Mike Hearn, have been outspoken proponents of the currency. Hearn’s personal site lists him as working on the Bitcoin virtual currency system (separately from Google). Back in September , A Google Shopping Express customer support staff...